abr sarka chand ki chehra-numa.i ho ga.i
ik jhalak dekha use aur ashna.i ho ga.i
so gaya to ḳhvab apne ghar men le aa.e mujhe
jaise meri vaqt se pahle riha.i ho ga.i
mere kamre men koi tasvir pahle to na thi
us ko dekha saade kaghaz par chhapa.i ho ga.i
main khuli chhat se utar aaya bhare bazar men
samne khiḌki ki raunaq jab para.i ho ga.i
uḌ rahi hai har taraf suraj ke angare ki raakh
bujh gaya din jal ke ḳhakistar ḳhuda.i ho ga.i
kaash jite-ji shajar saa.e men le leta mujhe
vasl ke mausam se pahle hi juda.i ho ga.i
bah chuke aansu to chashm-e-sabz ka rang uḌ gaya
rafta rafta zard is dariya ki kaa.i ho ga.i
ho ga.i ‘shahid’ vo chashm-e-sang paani kya hua
kis tarah naḳhun se patthar par khuda.i ho ga.i
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